Ms Anne O'Connor:

In terms of how people are employed within the HSE, they can be employed by a CHO. The reality is, we are not awash with staff in our community nursing units in general. In terms of that part of our services, we are challenged much of the time. People often want to work close to home, so our community units are in local areas. Generally, we have a mix of people who are employed directly within facilities and, in more recent times, we may have employed them within a CHO. However, people can move. They can be called upon within an area. In terms of nursing homes in the private sector, the HSE does not deploy staff in that way.